William hoehn



(No Model.)

W. HOEHN. TRUNK LOOK.

No. 311,759. Patented Feb. 3,1885.

a ET I Z E QQ mg 6 e F ATTORNEYS.

S E S S E N T I W UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WVILLIAM HOEHN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TRUNK-LOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 311,759, dated February 3, 1885.

Application filed October 529, 1884. (No model.)

To a, whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HOEHN, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trunk-Locks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to an improved trunk-lock by which the lid is locked to the .trunkbody at three points, so as to dispense with leather straps or other fastening devices.

The invention consists of a trunk-lock the hasp of which is attached to a spindle that turns in bearings of the front wall of the lid, and that is provided at both ends with hooks that engage slotted top flanges of the corner pieces of the trunk-body when the hasp is thrown into closed position. On lifting the hasp the lockinghooks are released from the corner-pieces, so that the lid can be thrown into open position.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a trunk with my improved trunk-lock. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the trunk on a larger scale, showing the lock in closed position. Figs. 3 and 4 are vertical transverse sections on lines remand yy, Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a detail top view of one of the corner-pieces of the trunk.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre sponding parts.

A in the drawings represents the body, and B the lid, of a trunk. The front wall of the lid B has a central recess, b, through which the hasp O is passed to the inside of the lid, the same being preferably curved and rigidly attached to a spindle. D, that turns in central and side sleeves, d d, attached to the inner side of front wall of the lid B. To the ends of the spindle D are attached locking-hooks c, which move in recesses e 6-, located in the side walls of the lid and trunk-body A, near the front corners of the same. The lockinghooks 6 enter into the recesses 6 through slotted top flanges, f, of the corner-pieces F, and engage the top flanges, f, of the latter when the hasp is moved downwardly into closed position, as shown in Fig. 3.

For opening the trunk-lock the hasp O is thrown up in the recess 1) of the front wall, whereby the hooks e are moved forwardin the slotted top fianges,f, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4, in which position the hooks clear the slots f, so that the lid can be opened. When the hasp O is in lowered position, it is locked in the usual manner to the front Wall of the trunk-body, as shown in Fig. 3.

The advantage of my improved trunk-lock is that by one motion of the hasp the lid is locked to the trunk-body at three points in a reliable and perfectly-protected manner with out requiring any leather straps or spring links, which were heretofore in use. Another advantage is that the additional hooks, being located at the inside of the lid, are not only entirely out of sight and protected against injury, but also moved in recesses of the lid and body, so as not to interfere with the tray generally used in trunks.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 'The combination of a trunk-lid having a centrally-recessed top wall and interior bearings, a spindle turning in said bearings and having locking-hooks at the ends, a hasp attached to the spindle and swinging in the recess of the lid, and corner'pieces attached to the front corners of the trnnkbody, and having slotted top flanges, said locking-hooks the lid and body, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM HOEHN. Witnesses:

PAUL GoEPEL,

SIDNEY MANN.

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